Boxing

Nick ParkinsonSep 28, 2024, 05:25 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Terri Harper produced a much-improved display to earn a unanimous points victory over Rhiannon Dixon for the WBO lightweight title and become a three-weight world champion on Saturday. Harper

Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:07 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions English boxer Sandy Ryan accused Mikaela Mayer, her opponent in a title bout Friday night in New York, of orchestrating a pre-fight stunt in which Ryan was

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 27, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Devin Haney filed a lawsuit against Ryan Garcia on Friday in

Timothy Bradley Jr.Sep 26, 2024, 07:49 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions The term “passage” refers to transitioning from one state to another. In boxing, a fighter may evolve from being a

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 08:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Former world champion Gennady Golovkin is taking a leading role in World Boxing, the group aiming to keep the sport on the Olympic program for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. World Boxing said on Thursday that Golovkin would chair an “Olympic

James Regan Sep 26, 2024, 05:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A heated back and forth before a bout is every promoter’s dream, particularly if there’s history between the fighters, someone has a point to prove or there’s a belt on the line. In the case of Sandy Ryan and Mikaela Mayer, it’s all of

James Regan Sep 25, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Chris Eubank Jr. unleashed a host of scathing criticisms on various boxing promoters on Wednesday at the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol prefight news conference, labelling them “scumbags.” Beterbiev and Bivol will fight on Oct. 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the

Sep 25, 2024, 07:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This weekend belongs to women’s boxing. Three title fights divided in three boxing cards will take place in New York, Georgia and Sheffield, England. On Friday at The Theater inside Madison Square Garden, Sandy Ryan will make the first defense of her WBO welterweight title against

Sep 24, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois has denied having any preference for his next fight following last Saturday’s stunning knockout victory against Anthony Joshua, stating that he will take the fight that offers him the most money. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Dubois, 27, sent Joshua to the canvas four times

James Regan Sep 23, 2024, 02:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Promoter Frank Warren has said he won’t push for a fight between Tyson Fury and Daniel Dubois given both heavyweights are in his stable, and any bout between them would put him in an “awkward position.” Dubois retained his IBF belt with a devastating

James Regan Sep 22, 2024, 02:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Promoter Eddie Hearn said Anthony Joshua will want another “big fight” next after the former two-time heavyweight champion vowed to continue despite his shocking defeat to Daniel Dubois in London on Saturday. Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) dropped Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) several times at

Nick ParkinsonSep 21, 2024, 07:53 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Anthony Joshua‘s career has not been ruined by Saturday’s devastating knockout loss to Daniel Dubois challenging for the IBF heavyweight title. But Joshua’s latest setback leaves us

Nick ParkinsonSep 21, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Daniel Dubois left Anthony Joshua’s career in disarray after knocking out his English rival with a right to the jaw in Round 5 in a first defense

Sep 21, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua returns to London’s Wembley Stadium for the fourth time to face IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois on Saturday (DAZN PPV). Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs), of Watford, England, is a two-time heavyweight champion. He won the IBF title against Charles Martin in 2016, became a

Sep 20, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, two of boxing’s rising stars, will defend their titles on the same card Nov. 9 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced Friday. Ennis (32-0, 28 KOs), ESPN’s No. 1-ranked welterweight, will put

James Regan Sep 20, 2024, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hundreds of boxing fans packed London’s Trafalgar Square on Friday to watch Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois weigh in and face off for the final time before their IBF heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs) weighed in at

Associated Press Sep 20, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Daniel Dubois’ trainer expects to be in the corner of the IBF heavyweight champion for Saturday’s all-British fight against Anthony Joshua despite being bed-ridden by illness this week. Speaking hours before the weigh-in on Friday, Don Charles told British radio station talkSPORT

Nick ParkinsonSep 20, 2024, 05:06 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois and Anthony Joshua’s IBF world heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday is set to break the post-war record for a crowd at a